Parenthood (1990– )

Stars:

Ed Begley Jr., Jayne Atkinson, Max Elliott Slade

3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Gil Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jayne Atkinson	...	Karen Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Max Elliott Slade	...	Kevin Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Thora Birch	...	Taylor Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Zachary La Voy	...	Justin Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Maryedith Burrell	...	Helen Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bess Meyer	...	Julie Buckman Hawks (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Arquette	...	Tod Hawks (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Garry Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ken Ober	...	Nathan Merrick (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Susan Norman	...	Susan Buckman Merrick (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ivyann Schwan	...	Patty Merrick (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Mary Jackson	...	Great Grandma Greenwell (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sheila MacRae	...	Marilyn Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)
William Windom	...	Frank Buckman (12 episodes, 1990-1991)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

children

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eine Wahnsinnsfamilie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (12 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Parenthood (2010)

User Reviews

TV to movies and back

From what I've read over the years, Parenthood was conceived as a series in the late 1980s but never got picked up by the networks. It was then turned into a movie and, after the movie was a hit, relaunched as a series...??!! The series came and went despite a great cast of TV actors (any couple can relate to Ed Begley Jr. and Jayne Atkinson as parents and/or William Windom and Sheila McRae as grandparents, not to mention Leonardo DiCaprio and Thora Birch among the children). Add into this Ron Howard and his partner Brian Grazer and at least five other people credited as executive producers. This show should've clicked as a series but it didn't...??!! 20 years later, it's back...different cast and the same producers...let's see what happens this time around!! This was a great series that should've worked. My wife and I saw the movie and every episode of the series and, as previously stated, we related to the Begley-Atkinson couple. Let's see if 20 years have changed things.